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disidoro01

(302 posts)
23. This didn't happen
Sun Jun 30, 2013, 08:13 PM
Jun 2013

There are checks and balances, departmental protocols and the pesky constitution. This never happened and even if it did, if she didn't have anything to hide she wouldn't have panicked.

Seven cops for a single potential beer sales violation? Lizzie Poppet Jun 2013 #1
She should be happy she didn't get pepper sprayed and a knee in the back or L0oniX Jun 2013 #4
If on the hood, the manual apparently says to fire through the windshield and kill the driver... xocet Jun 2013 #31
Or shot 50 times each and drugs planted on the scene. Dash87 Jun 2013 #41
If you have nothing to hide citizen... nt Demo_Chris Jun 2013 #15
If it'd been ahigh fructose corn syrup beverage they should have tased her! Nuclear Unicorn Jun 2013 #16
This is an perfect example of why we need the NSA. L0oniX Jun 2013 #2
7 plainsclothes officers approach a young woman for possible under age beer purchase think Jun 2013 #3
in a not-so- well-lit parking lot--and don't forget the one who jumped on the hood of her car. niyad Jun 2013 #19
File suit to at least replace the ice cream that probably melted. Downwinder Jun 2013 #5
This is a problem. Turbineguy Jun 2013 #6
...and now she has a mugshot online ..until she pays $399 to get rid of it. L0oniX Jun 2013 #7
eh... tell everyone about your mugshot... show it around ProdigalJunkMail Jun 2013 #21
Easy for a potential employer to Google your name. Most won't bother to ask about it and go on... L0oniX Jun 2013 #22
well, i guess... ProdigalJunkMail Jun 2013 #29
The police need to remember their place. Nuclear Unicorn Jun 2013 #17
"It wouldn't be the right thing to do to prosecute this," he said. siligut Jun 2013 #8
they were probably hoping that waiting all this time would allow people to forget and they could niyad Jun 2013 #20
Right, apologizing and letting her go would be admitting to an error siligut Jun 2013 #28
What horribly twisted logic RedCappedBandit Jun 2013 #42
"Institutuonal Stupid" lpbk2713 Jun 2013 #9
They all need to be fired now. And to be sued, singly and severally. This is bullshit. freshwest Jun 2013 #10
All should be fired LittleBlue Jun 2013 #11
unprofessional goon squad charges citizen with 3 felonies... and its all A-OK with the DA! Agony Jun 2013 #12
Don't forget. No uniforms or identifiable badges. And all this drama over underaged drinking? freshwest Jun 2013 #25
seven, not six, agents--six men and one woman. niyad Jun 2013 #34
Okay, seven. And the vehicles they used undercover. And the gas. And the wages. freshwest Jun 2013 #37
there are many stories about this incident, including wapo and other news sources. according niyad Jun 2013 #39
I think it's time to cut that department's budget davidn3600 Jun 2013 #13
Story to follow: Gman Jun 2013 #14
Doesn't this fall into the... NaturalHigh Jun 2013 #18
This didn't happen disidoro01 Jun 2013 #23
not exactly been there. but RILib Jun 2013 #24
K&R DeSwiss Jun 2013 #26
Well, did they have any Skittles? Cronus Protagonist Jun 2013 #27
Pulling a gun for underage beer purchases???!!!??? Matariki Jun 2013 #30
Being a civilian, raptor_rider Jun 2013 #32
Next, having a beer raptor_rider Jun 2013 #33
Is it a police state now???? Initech Jun 2013 #35
Wow, is there any way to defend this shit? Over beer? These idiots need to lose their job. n-t Logical Jun 2013 #36
I don't see how there is any possible way to defend the cop's actions here. penultimate Jun 2013 #40
Usually someone does! But this s horrible. Over beer! n-t Logical Jun 2013 #44
How did the police know she was underage? npk Jun 2013 #38
They were conducting a sting? siligut Jun 2013 #45
Seven, and not one stops to think they might be acting wrongly. RedCappedBandit Jun 2013 #43
When I was a grocery checker, I sold beer to a young man one day without checking his ID. CrispyQ Jul 2013 #46
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